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- Content warnings: Child abuse (referenced), Parental abandonment, Cheating, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Murder, War, Death, Manipulation, Violence
The Queen of Nothing
by Holly Black
Book 3 in The Folk of the Air
The finale turns exile, betrayal, and fae politics into a ruthless little coronation arc.
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storykind_community 4.35/5 33 ratings
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Length321 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Morally gray
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation
- Redemption arc
- Fae prince
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Slow burn with late spice
- Closure
- King / ruling monarch
- Banter
- Playful banter
- Secretly soft
- Longing glances
- Power imbalance
- Tension
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fae romance
- Forest / wilderness
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- High fantasy
- Goblins
- Forced alliance
- Trolls
- Secret alliance
- Cursed love interest
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Sharp
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Latinx MC
- Intense
- Atmospheric
- Queen / ruling monarch
- BIPOC MC
- Romantic
- Witty
- Survivor
- Suspenseful
- Fast-paced
- Deceptively deadly
- Brooding
- Magical
- Epic
- Dramatic
- Fae courts and politics
- War of succession
- Enemies forced to ally
- The long game
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 321 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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